dilute
verb (used with object)
to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
were diluting
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past progressiveof dilute.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Rajendra Vikram Kupperi, 45, director of Vivo Amigo, which opened in Cardiff in 2020, said ghost kitchens were diluting the takeaway industry and were unfair to independent businesses.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
She learned some families were diluting their baby formula, or rationing portions in anticipation that they might run out.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2020
We said that we have done so many things to get the US on board and they were diluting everything.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2015
In this case they were diluting something which was our super-red line.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2015
